NURS 420 Study Guide (Final Exam) – Questions
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Personality Disorders - Cluster A odd or eccentric
1. paranoid personality disorder
2. schizoid personality disorder
3. schizotypal personality disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder - doesn't confide or trust
- high suspicion of others
- doubts about loyalty / recurring suspicions about
fidelity
- believe that someone is hiding something
- persistent bearing of grudges
- perception of personal attacks
Schizoid Personality Disorder - doesn't want or doesn't have close relationships
- nearly always prefers solitary activities (ex: being
alone)
- little interest in sexual activity
- no close friends or confidants
- not affected by criticism or praise
- emotionally cold, detached, or bland
Schizotypal Personality Disorder - ideas of reference (not delusional)
- behavior influenced by odd beliefs or by magical
thinking inconsistent with cultural norms
- unusual perceptions or bodily illusions
- paranoid or suspicious ideas
- constricted or inappropriate affect
- odd behavior, appearance, or speech
- other than close relatives, no close friends
,Personality Disorders - Cluster B dramatic, emotional, attention-seeking, or erratic
1. antisocial personality disorder
2. borderline personality disorder
3. histrionic personality disorder
4. narcissistic personality
Antisocial Personality Disorder A pattern of behavior:
- socially irresponsible
- exploitative
- guiltless
- no remorse, manipulative, violates rights
- pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the
rights of others
- aggression against people or animals
- property destruction
- lying or theft
- serious rule violation
- several years of poor job performance
AGE OF ONSET: prior to age 15
Borderline Personality Disorder AKA "Emotional Dysregulation"
- biological disease with genetic basis that is more
common in women and that have a history of SA
- mood swings, impulsive, fear of abandonment,
splitting
- extreme reactions to abandonment... hard time
being alone
- inappropriate, intense anger problems
- intense and highly changeable moods
- unstable relationships
- distorted & unstable self-image
- impulsive and often dangerous behaviors
- identity confusion
⚠️ recurring suicidal behaviors or threats or self-
harming behavior
, Histrionic Personality Disorder - attention-seeking, dramatic
- want to be center of attention
- relationships are inappropriately seductive or
sexually provocative behavior
- expression of emotion is shallow and rapidly shifts
- uses physical appearance to draw attention to self
- easily influenced by others
- theatrical and exaggerated expression of emotion
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - grandiose, entitled, no empathy
- sense of self-importance
- preoccupation with fantasies of beauty, brilliance,
power, or limitless success
- belief that their uniqueness makes them only able to
associate with people or institutions of rarefied status
- need for excessive admiration
- sense of entitlement
- lack of empathy
- frequent envy of others or belief that others envy
them
- arrogance or haughtiness in attitude or behavior
Personality Disorders - Cluster C anxious, fearful, or over-controlled
1. avoidant personality disorder
2. dependent personality disorder
3. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder - shy, fears rejection
- fears criticism, disapproval, or rejection avoiding
interpersonal contact
- will only become involved with others if certain of
being liked
- restrained in intimate relationships for fear of
ridicule or shame
- convinced of being inferior, unappealing, or inept
- avoids personal risk or new activities
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Terms in this set (131)
Personality Disorders - Cluster A odd or eccentric
1. paranoid personality disorder
2. schizoid personality disorder
3. schizotypal personality disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder - doesn't confide or trust
- high suspicion of others
- doubts about loyalty / recurring suspicions about
fidelity
- believe that someone is hiding something
- persistent bearing of grudges
- perception of personal attacks
Schizoid Personality Disorder - doesn't want or doesn't have close relationships
- nearly always prefers solitary activities (ex: being
alone)
- little interest in sexual activity
- no close friends or confidants
- not affected by criticism or praise
- emotionally cold, detached, or bland
Schizotypal Personality Disorder - ideas of reference (not delusional)
- behavior influenced by odd beliefs or by magical
thinking inconsistent with cultural norms
- unusual perceptions or bodily illusions
- paranoid or suspicious ideas
- constricted or inappropriate affect
- odd behavior, appearance, or speech
- other than close relatives, no close friends
,Personality Disorders - Cluster B dramatic, emotional, attention-seeking, or erratic
1. antisocial personality disorder
2. borderline personality disorder
3. histrionic personality disorder
4. narcissistic personality
Antisocial Personality Disorder A pattern of behavior:
- socially irresponsible
- exploitative
- guiltless
- no remorse, manipulative, violates rights
- pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the
rights of others
- aggression against people or animals
- property destruction
- lying or theft
- serious rule violation
- several years of poor job performance
AGE OF ONSET: prior to age 15
Borderline Personality Disorder AKA "Emotional Dysregulation"
- biological disease with genetic basis that is more
common in women and that have a history of SA
- mood swings, impulsive, fear of abandonment,
splitting
- extreme reactions to abandonment... hard time
being alone
- inappropriate, intense anger problems
- intense and highly changeable moods
- unstable relationships
- distorted & unstable self-image
- impulsive and often dangerous behaviors
- identity confusion
⚠️ recurring suicidal behaviors or threats or self-
harming behavior
, Histrionic Personality Disorder - attention-seeking, dramatic
- want to be center of attention
- relationships are inappropriately seductive or
sexually provocative behavior
- expression of emotion is shallow and rapidly shifts
- uses physical appearance to draw attention to self
- easily influenced by others
- theatrical and exaggerated expression of emotion
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - grandiose, entitled, no empathy
- sense of self-importance
- preoccupation with fantasies of beauty, brilliance,
power, or limitless success
- belief that their uniqueness makes them only able to
associate with people or institutions of rarefied status
- need for excessive admiration
- sense of entitlement
- lack of empathy
- frequent envy of others or belief that others envy
them
- arrogance or haughtiness in attitude or behavior
Personality Disorders - Cluster C anxious, fearful, or over-controlled
1. avoidant personality disorder
2. dependent personality disorder
3. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder - shy, fears rejection
- fears criticism, disapproval, or rejection avoiding
interpersonal contact
- will only become involved with others if certain of
being liked
- restrained in intimate relationships for fear of
ridicule or shame
- convinced of being inferior, unappealing, or inept
- avoids personal risk or new activities
